Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 9767 (v.7) Geology 205 - Sedimentology or any previous version
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11912 (v.2) Geology 213 - Palaeontology and Stratigraphy or any previous version
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11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Coal geology - formation, rank and type variations of Australian coals. Petrographic techniques and macerals of coal - factors affecting value of coals and their uses. Nature, origin, migration and accumulation of oil. Exploration techniques. Petroleum technology. Reservoir evaluation, sedimentary basin analysis, petroleum production and reserves, environmental aspects of fossil fuels and surface mapping techniques. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Understood the methods used in petroleum and coal geology and their application to exploration. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Allen P.A and Allen J.R, Basin Analysis, Principles and Applications. Magoon L and Dow W., (1994), The Petroleum System - From Source to Trap, American Association of Petroleum Geologist Memoir, #60, United States of America, AAPG Tulsa. Sappal K.K, Curtin Applied Coal Petrology. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 50%, Written Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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